The Heppner Gazette
Thtjbsday, Makch 15, 1900
Candidates' Announcements
I hereby announce myself candidate for
the office of county assessor of Morrow county,
subject to the will of the republican county
convention. A. C. Pkttys.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate for
the nomination of Sheriff of Morrow county,
subject to the decision of the Republican
County Convention, A, Andrews.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate for
the nomination of County Judge, subject to the
decision ol the Republican County Convention
A. Q. Bartholomew.
J. M. Hager has been repeatedly requested to
become a candidate for county judge, and has
finally consented to allow his name to go before
tne Republican County Convention.
BEPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Morrow County Republican Con
vention is hereby called to meet at the
county court house, Heppner, at 10:30
a. m., on Saturday, April 7, 1900, for
the purpose of placing in nomination
candidates for county officers and to
elect 5 delegates to represent Morrow
county at the Republican State Con
vention to be held in Portland April 12.
Also to eleot 5 delegates to the Congres
sional Convention April 13.
The primaries of Morrow county will
be held at 2 p. m., Saturday, March 31.
The apportionment of delegates to the
County Convention will be based on the
vote for Governor Geer, one delegate
gat at large for each precinct and one
for every 15 voters or fraction over
half.
Precincts and delegate will be as fol
lows: Heppner 9
Mount Vernon 7
Gentry 4
lone 3
Cecil 2
Lexington 3
Dairy 6
Pine City 2
Dry Fork 3
Eight Mile 3
Matteson 2
Wells Springs 1
Alpine 1
Lena 3
Total
E. K. I unlock,
Secretary,
49
R. F. Hynd,
Chairman
Lovelier mornings never dawned
than those now cheering the resi
dents of the Heppner Lulls. With
a Blight suspicion of frost in the
pure and exilerating air, the sun
shines bright and warm, the grass
springs up, acres of wild flowers
are in bloom, and the sweet songs
of meadow-larks are heard on
every hand. In the evening the
full round moon climbs over the
big hill in Jim Jones' pasture and
Loams down as though it took
great pleasure in its beaming,
The Heppner Hills abound in
peaceful, pastoral pictures, and
pioneer residents who have lived
1 1 .1
largest number of pleasant days
during the year.
This paper endorses the action
of the house in passing the Puerta
Itica tariff measure, and believes
that Oregon's members voted for
the right when they stood by their
party. It is not doubted that be
cause the president made a differ
ent recommendation some time ago,
he could not have found the same
inconsistent with new conditions
that have arisen since the writing
of the message. Ihere was omec
tion by Bome of the natives to the
passage of the measure, but these
are known to be tools of the sugar
and tobacco trusts which have
large holdings in the islandf, and
these stool-pigeons do not in any
Bonse represent the great masses of
the people there.
MORROW COUNTY.
It's Debt is Cmall and Will Boon be Wiped
Out.
Morrow county ranks right up in the
front row of the counties that are in
good financial condition. Four years ago
it was $10,000 in debt and interest on
debt and warrants were three vears be
hind. It has been catching up. It is now but
14 months behind, and its debt amounts
to only about $18,000 to $10,000, which
represents the cost of running the
county each year. When the current
tax list is collected next November
Morrow couaty will be practically out of
debt, except possibly $3000 or $4000,
and two terms of court will be held in
the meantime.
Morrow county's financial reputation
is gilt-edged, and her warrants are
much sought after and readily sell at
face value. County Judge Bartholo
mew had applications for all the last
in8ue from parties in Portland and The
Dalles, but they -were all taken by home
investors at par.
Judge Bartholomew recently wrote to
the clerks of every county in Oregon as
to its rate of taxation, and from the ro
pties p jepared the following table. It
shows the current year's levy in mills
it in aa f,illnu'a
Morrow
BHker
11,'iilon
Clarkamaa
Curry ,
Columbia
Coos
Crook
CltlMp
IouKa.
milium
Mraut
Harney ,
Jiu'kson
Josephine
Klamath
Lake
..23
. HA S 10
..ti 56-100
V.X7 1-20
..28
..N 3 10
..22
..24
...SI Jj-lil)
. Vi
::8
Lue 2mu
Llm-olu 2H J. 10
u V
i'V10" a M0
Multnomah 7.,
Mslhuur hi a m
Polk 11
Hierman vs no
llllamook si
Union 24
Umatilla lg
waohliiKtou 24
Wallowa .27 8-10
wanco ,,,, 28
Whether 2i
Yamhill u 4-10
FROM JUDGE LOWELL.
He Write Concerning Preliminary Senatorial
Work.
To the republican voters of the
sixth judicial district of Oregon:
Several newspapers of the state
having been kind enough to "men
tion" my name in connection with
the United States senatorship, I
have reoeived numerous inquiries
as to whether or not I am a can
didate.
Thinking that perhaps, in justice
to the people of this district who
have so signally honored me in
the past, some public statement of
my position is due, I beg to say
that I am not now, nor shall I be,
a candidate in the sense of seeking
the office. I am free to confess,
however, that I would deem it a
distinguished honor to represent
my adopted state in the federal
senate, and should those gentle
men now candidates fail of elec
tion and a new man be selected, I
would be gratified to receive such
preferment Therefore, with such
possibilities in view, I shall appre
ciate the courtesy if the republi
can couventions shall Bee fit to
nominate as candidates for the
legislature in Umatilla county and
in the joint representative district
of Morrow and Umatilla counties,
men who are my friends.
I do not desire to manipulate
either primaries or conventions
nor shall I attempt to do so. With
the verdict of the people, whatever
it may me, in fair convention ex
pressed, 1 shall be content iSoss
and machine methods I have op
posed ever since 1 have been a
voter, and if political advancement
can only come by such means I
prefer to remain a private citizen.
To prevent, as far as possible,
the prostitution of primaries by a
few men to their own purposes,
however, I conceive to be always
one of the responsibilities of good
citizenship, and trust I may be
permitted here to urge upon every
republican attendance upon the
primary election of the party in
his precinct, to the end that inde
pendent, f&ir-minded, represents
tive men may be Bent as delegates
to the conventions men v. ho in
the selection of candidates for the
various offices will reflect the sen
timent of the people and not the
will of bosses.
Pendleton, Ore., March 15, 1900,
Respectfully,
Stephen A. Lowell.
MASONIC UANQUET.
A Fraternal Feast at Which Many Qneati
Gathered.
The banquet given at the Palace hotel
Friday night by the Master Masons was
one of the most enjoyable ever held in
Uauu."sJ pifi uuiaiim are" lOuu In
thoir praises of the excellent appoint
munts and the choice viands furnished
by the host, Senate J. W. Morrow
Mrs. Morrow and Miss Lillie Cohen
artistically decorated the dining room,
and with flowers and bunting tranB
formed it into a bower of beauty, and
they saw to it that everybody was
waited on and made to feel at home.
The address of welcome was a hearty
greeting by Most Excellent High Priest
P. O. Borg, and was followed by an ad
dress by E. K. Sharon. Hon. Henry
Blackmail made a good talk on glitter'
ing generalities, and J. W. Rowland
spoke ably on Masonic fraternity. He
is quite an orator, and his sentiments
were clothed in most beautiful language
T. W. Ayers and It. L. Hynd made
brief addresses, dwelling on the truth
ful teachings of Masonry in a pleasant
and forceful way. The closing speech
was by P. O. Borg, and the banquet
ended in the most happy manner with
three cheers for Senator Morrow and
his grand success as a happy host and
entertainer.
The guests present were :
P O Rorg and wife Geo E Wliitels
S W Spencer ' " Frank Sloan
RLHynd " " BertCason
Senator J W Morrow Henry Schlrzinger
and wife D 8 Brown
Bon T W Ayers and wife Ir Metiler
lion Henry Black man Oscar Schafer
and wife Ueorge Gray
V Crawford and sister A N Bunca
O W Horuer and wife C A Patterson
A Andrews " " Asa B Thompson
Geo Noble " " George Perry
Frank Gilliam " Thus Matthews
J A Patterson " " R M Munroe
Harry Blttou " " Frank Ileybelt
J L Ayers " " Miss Julia Hart
Herb Bartholomew and J W Rowland
wile E E Sharon
Jacob Wells arid Miss Ed Pay and wife
Andrews J W Bocket
A Hudson and Miss Jennie Noble
During the evening Mrs. Herbert Bar
tholomew and Miss Julia Harl favored
the company with some very enjoyable
selections, on lue piano.
MORROW COUNTY fKOSPKHlTY,
The Portland Oregon ian of March 13
says:
W. R. Tillard, Morrow oounty sheep
man, who is speoding a few days in
Portland, predicts heavy influx of
gold iuto thai ooontry this year.
''WAITIIAnt tf Mil An, BMll tnm !
cents a poood," be said al the Perkins
ypsieruay, and as none or oar theep
wm Buntir less man iu poaoua, we can
bank an ti worth of wool aa an averts
clip. Oouditlons are very favorable fi r
lambing, and 100 per oent la ool too
great au lucreaae lo expect, as 85 per
oent can be savd in an ordinary season,
when grass ia abort, wealber cold and
the sheep poor. Morrow County sheep
men have begun to find out tbal tbey
pave a good bome market for their year
ling ewes acd wetbers, and tbey are
not willing to sell to Eutera buyers
until good, stiff prlcee are offered.
"As lo our wheal erop, lbs prospects
are better Ibao ever before known at
this time of year, and the fall-sown grain
is so far forward that it will be ripe and
out of tbe way before the bot winds of
June arrive. Wheat baa grown so rank
tbal sheen have la ha Inm.t - ... l.
it from 'joinling loo soon. With fair
pruiee offering lor wbeat tbis fall, tbe
liennuer Bank will ha in it.
vaulta lo accommodate tbe heavy in
crease of deposits.
COUNT V. COURT.
In the county court of the state of
Oregon, for the county of Morrow, court
met in regular session at the court house
in Heppner on Wednesday, March 7.
It being the third judicial day of said
term and the first day of the honorable
commissioners' sitting, when were pros
ent: The Hon. A. G. Bartholomew,
county judge ; J. W. Becket and J. L.
Howard, county commissioners ; Yawter
Crawford, county clerk, and A. An
drews, sheriff, and after due proclama
mation of opening court having been
made by the proper officer, the follow
ing proceedings were had, to-wit :
Miscellaneous bills against the county
presented and allowed as follows : ,
A Andrews, sheriff. I 400 00
I W Motlock, deputy sheriff 166 M
Oscar Schafer, stock Inspector 46 00
Mat Llchtenthal, treasurer 83 83
Vawter Crawford, clerk 400 00
WL Smith, deputy " 166 66
A O Bartholomew, Judge 150 00
Chas Hams, pauper aoct 40 00
E B Hunlock, physician 8 00
THURSDAY, MARCH 8.
C H Hams, road and bridge acct 2 00
J W Shipley, stationery 10 60
J W Bhipley, school supt 137 11
Luther Hamilton, road and bridge acct. . t 90
Wm Barton, pauper acct 68 00
Mias A M Lang, expense acct & 90
M Beighley, pauper acct 96 00
Kllham Stationery Co 7 25
Glass & Prudhomme, stationery 30 50
Rhea & Welch, pauper acct 37 50
Heppner Gasetta SO 70
W L Baling, expense acct 81 00
Conaer & Warren, stationery S 35
Cost of Inquest at Coyote: 6 jurors, mileage 100
miles at 10c, and one day's aerrice $46; two
witnesses $2J0; coroner's fee, mileage and
oaths administered 117.
W W Brannan, insane acct t 00
J L Bwift a lfl
Inland Telephone Co 95
H A Thompson, coroner's acct 30 00
B F Vaughn, stationery 31 80
8tacy Roberts, road and bridge acct 8 00
f R Howard, goods, pauper acct 5 S5
Cost bill in case of State vs. Henry
Blahm and Henry Blahm :
Justice W A Richardson, fees t 22 00
Ed Driskell, special constable fees 16 90
Fred Moore, two days and SO miles. .
6 00
4 50
6 40
1 70
1 70
9 00
3 20
3 20
Elmer gtrathem, 1 day " 3
Justice Miller, 2 ' "34
RobtKrick, 1 " "2
C E Redfleld, 1 " "2
B F Swaggart, 2 " "60
W J Brandt. 2 " "2
OW Swaggart, 2 " "2
Cost bill is case of State of Cregon vs.
L. W.Hill:
Justice W A Richardson, fees I 16 20
A Andrews, meals for prisoners 50
W P Snyder, 2 days, 36 miles 6 60
V Crawford, 1 " 2 " 1 70
J L Yeager, 1 " 2 " 1 70
Bills for drawing precinct jury ordered
paid as follows :
W A Richardson 3 00
Thos Quald 2 00
Dave Hamilton 2 00
THURSDAY, MARCH 8.
Road ordered changed as follows
Commencing at the northwest corner of
Sec. 18, T. 3 S., R. 21 E, runnine tbence
east along section line between sees. 7
and 18, to northeast corner of Sec. 18,
same township and range, thence Bouth
about 49 rods to center of present trav
eled road to a rock marked R, be de
clared a public road and the supervisors
be notified to open it to public. Costs
ordered paid as follows :
J T Vaunt, 1 day, 12 miles I 3 20
4 V Drimu, 1 - lfl - v.", , ; . .. . 3 20
Superveyor Keith ley, same 6 00
A Rood, chairman 2 00
Miscellaneous bills :
Mrs 8 Basey, boarding paupers 6 00
W H Tel. Co., rebate for tax 91 19
In the matter of the appointment of
stock inspector, Henry Scherzinger was
appointed.
Petition of B. F. Devore and others
for county bridge across Rock creek,
about two miles south of Hardman,
granted.
Resignations of several road super
visors accepted and following appoint
ments made: W. S. Conner, No. 15;
J. L. Swift, No. 13; W. T. King, No 17;
Frank Oriflin, No. 10; Louis Goshen,
No. 4.
The Florence Crittenden Home, at
Portland, was awarded $20 for benefit
of an inmate from Morrow county.
Stacy Roberts was allowed $0 on road
supervisor account.
Scalp bounty claims examined and
allowed.
Emergency fund ordered reimbursed
by $20.
Commissioners' salaries ordered paid
as follows:
J L Howard S10 00
J W Becket 9 00
Court adjourned until March 17, for
probate business.
Oases of Cats.
When George Stansbury brought the
first cat to the forks of Willow oreek,
where the flourishing city of Heppner
has since grown up, it did not inflict
much labor on its owner when it stood
up to be counted. It had bot multi
plied very much when Tom Ayers
bought out George, but soon afterward
another cat came.
Along about 15 years ago, when Col.
Andrew Jaxon Sparx was editor of the
general land office and was laboring
under the delusion that all people out
west were stealing valuable government
land, a cat census in Heppner would
have shown about 1974 ct. Last
week the number ran up to 183, and
Ellis Minor's little baby chickens began
to disappear. Cats must eat, and they
declined to so out in the 20th ward and
rustle for the ground squirrels that
nature bas provided for them.
It is no trick to hatch 15 chickens
from 13 eggs, but the trouble comes in
raising 7 out of the 15 up to eating size.
Mr. Minor finds that the only way to do
it is to raise them with a shotgun or
keep them in cat-proof safe. The
recent explosions heard in the south
west part of town are not caused by
John Natter blasting his cellar stiil
further into the hillside. Xvery report
means one cat lees, one chicken's life
saved. Cats, beware of the sratter-gun.
BEADING CIRCLE.
The oircle will meet at tbe bome of
Mrs. E.R. Bishop on Monday, Mareh 19.
AU are invited to attend. The program
ia aa follows :
Methods of Teaching, page 19 to ls In
clusive Miss Bailey
Five mlnntea with Richard Watson Gilder..
Mrs. Guun
Sidney Lanier-story of his life Mrs. Shipley
Instrumental music. Mrs. 81ocum
Selection from "The Laureate of South Caro
lina" Paul Hamilton Payne Mr. Sibray
Maurice Thmnpsou aud Johu Boyle O'Reilly
Piograimy oi eeon oi rt bmeed
KUuf oi "Hooskr fcheolbojr".
Clrvl
Blanket
Bargains
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Regardless of the fact that everything
in the line of Blankets and Comforts
has advanced from
Twenty-five per cent to
Thirty-three and one-third
we will continue to sell at our present
. low prices until they are all gone.
Following are a few of the many
Blanket Bargains:
Pair 10-4 Cotton Blankets, double . ....80 cts
" KM " " heavier 75 cts
" 11-4 ' ' double $125
104 " " " 1 50
11.4 " heavy saddle-blanket 175
" 10-4 " " double blanket 2 25
" 10-4 Alameda Sanitary All-Wool filling 4 00
" Salem Woolen Mills Dark Mottled Grey 6 lbs 5 00
" All-Wool Grey Blankets, 7 lbs 5 50
" Heavy All-Wool Mottled Grey Salem Mills Blanket, 6 50
" Silver-Grey All-Wool Pendleton Blankets, size 60x80,
weight 5Ji lbs, not a shred of cotton in them 6 50
" All-Wool White Pendleton Blankets, absolutely pure
Eastern Oregon and Fleece Wool, Bize 72x84, weight
5!i lbs 8 00
COMFORTS.
Heavy Calico Covered Comforts $1 00
" " " " better quality 1 25
Satine Covered Downaline Comfort, pure cotton knotted, size
72x86 $2 25 and 2 75
Downaline Comforts knotted and quilted, covered with Silko-
line and Satice, extra quality 3 00
Agents for Butterick's Patterns
M1N0RT CO.
A PERFECT PRODUCTION.
The performance given at tbe opera
house Friday evening by the Heppner
Amateurs was perfect in all its details.
Not a single performer stuttered in any
part, and no prompting was necessary.
the'Waif "was taken by Miss Elise Bar
tholomew, and ber every gesture was
In perfect accord with the spirit of the
play. Dr. Metzler as Uncle Seth fitted
into his work perfectly, and was a
typical southern rancher and post
master. Mrs. Kate Steeves was good in all the
places she was put, but was particu
larly good in the trying part of the liv
ing statue or rock woman.
Miss Elizabeth Matlock had a stage
presence to be proud of and a French
accent that surprised the natives. 11.
E. Mills as Jeff Dupree, the scheming
villian, played his part so well that
some of the audience were ready to
mob him as the representative of such
villiany, and Heppner Black man and
James Hart were perfectly French in
thoir parts.
There was not a hitch in the whole
performance, and the audience, which
completely filled tbe house, was well
pleased. Several musical numbers were
well rendered by Mrs. Herbert Barthol
omew and Mies Julia Hart.
Robbed the Grave.
A startling inoident, of wbiob Mr. John
Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the tabjeot,
is narrated by him as follows: "I was in
moil dreadful oondition. My skin was
almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue ooat
ed, pain oonliounllr in baok and sides,
no appetite gradually growing weaker
day by day. Tbres pbysiolaos had gived
me up. Fortanatele a friend advised try
ing 'Eleotrio Bitters;' and to my great
joy and surprise, tbe first bottle made a
decided improvement. I continued tbeir
use for three weeks, and am now a well
man. I know they saved my life, and
robbed tbe grave of another victim." No
one should fail to try Ibem. Ooly 50o,
guaranteed, al Oonser k Warren Drag Co.
Shelter for Block.
The climate of the Heppner Hills is
unsurpassed, and there has been no
time during the past so-called winter
when slock needed shelter. But there
are seasons when tbey do need shelter,
and it should always be available. Be
sides the matter of humanity, giving
sheep and cattle shelter from storms
means many dollers in the pockets of
their owners.
It is a good aigo that stockmen in the
Heppner Hills are now arranging to
furnish more shelter to tbeir stock.
Nortuan Kelly is having a big barn built
on his ranch up Willow creek. J, J.
Roberts is doing the work, with Jeff
Jones and two other men, and work
done by Jim will be thorough and per
manent. The force are camped in tents
whose walla have very artistic decora
tions such aa are not seen in books.
The location of the new barn is nn a
gentle raise, in a sheltered spot, and
water can be easily run to it from up
creek. It ia on the old Yerkea place.
The structure will be 40x180 feet, and
will shelter many sheep. The archi
tectnral designs along which it is being
built by Mr. Roberts are verv oritrinil.
and include all possible conveniences !
and general advantages. Stockmen
should take a look at this new barn and
have similar structures put up. It will
in every case be a good investment.
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O. E. FARNSWORTH, Pnesiocnt.
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is always in the field for Business, and extends all modern
advantages to the farmer and the stockman. Its warehouse
is located right on the railroad at Heppner. It handles
WOOL AND GRAIN
and engages in
Storage and Forwarding.
The
Wool
Owned and operated by the Wool Growers of Morrow County.
Highest Cash Price Paid for Hides and Pelts
Agents for Black Leaf Tobacco Dip and Little's Fluid Dip.
The only reliable prepared dips on the market.
Feed and Seed Grain always on hand. . Wool Sacks at cost to patrons
Advances made on Wool and Grain in Store.
HEPPNER MARKET PKICES.
Wool per ft li to 16
Wheat per bushel e
Flour per bbl 3 00
Oats per bushel to
Brley per 100 lbs go
Hay.alfalfi, per ton s 00
(In stack at ranch) S 00
Hay, wheat . 00
(in stack at ranch) 7 00
Bacon per lb V2X
Lat per lb 12
Beef, best, on foot 4
Beef, cut up .7 to 15
Butter per lb M to SO
Em.-
.15
Potatoes, per sack 75
Chickens, per dos 4 to 5
Dry Hides, Mo. 1, per lb is
Sheep Pelt, per lb 10;,' to 11
PARKER'S
HAIR, BALSAM
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Niimil SMvia.
BUf o if Touhful Color.
OJOIP Bur VftUIBO
SOOjMjJJUJDrvjrWj-
A, Abrahamsick
Merchant Tailor
Pioneer Tailor of Heppner.
His work first-class
and satisfactory.
Give him a call May Street.
1,1 BMl oust &jrB. TsoiosQoui CS I I
Paints. Oils
and Glass
A full stock.
Kodaks
Supplies of all kinds.
CONSER &
Highest price paid for fat
Heppner, Oregon.
J. HE. 3Boie,
Has established a shop in tbe former Palace Hotel sample room
and will be pleased to bare those desirous of first-class work call upon
him. A thorough Berlin, Germany, tailor. Everything guaranteed.
For Winter Wear
ML. LICHTENTHAL,
Overshoes, Rubbers, Boots and Shoes.
Coming A big Stock of Spring and Summer Goods.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED IN EVERY PARTICULAR.
Old Stand, Main Street. Repairing a Specialty.
R.
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Warehouse
Growers'
GOLD GOLD GOLD
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You can save it
Gilliam
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Of Eeavy and Shelf Hardware,
the Tworld). Cre7
Remember
It will soon be time to kill squirrels.
2 Ed. R. Bishop's
And get a 22 rifle and set the kids to work,
killed now means a dozen later on.
Stevens, Winchester, Remington, Marlln and i
Phoenix keot in stock. $
Th Phoenix Sure Shot E Is safe for women nd caUdred
siieei
The largest and best selected
stock in Morrow county.
Jewelry
A fine stock to
select from.
Stationery
The very latest.
WARREN.
Fresh Meats
Salt and Smoked Meats
Pure Rendered Leaf Lard
Fish every Friday.
Liberty Market
Stock.-
.Bock & Mathews,
Proprietors.
.'Xo.iloi?,
-The Pioneer Boot and Shoe Dealer of Heppner, hss
F. HYND, Secretary and Manager.
by trading with
k Bisbee
Graniteware, Tinware, Agricnltnral
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